Global Patent Index - EP 2886373 B1

EP 2886373 B1 20200909 - Bi-directional self-inflating tire with pressure regulator

Title (en)

Bi-directional self-inflating tire with pressure regulator

Title (de)

Bidirektionaler selbstaufblasender Reifen mit Druckregler

Title (fr)

Pneumatique autogonflant bidirectionnel avec régulateur de pression

Publication

EP 2886373 B1 20200909 (EN)

Application

EP 14197271 A 20141211

Priority

US 201361916931 P 20131217

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2886373A2] A self-inflating tire (12) is disclosed having a tire cavity (40), first and second sidewalls (15) extending respectively from first and second tire bead regions to a tire tread region and a first and second air passageway (43, 44) each having an inlet end (42, 48) and an outlet end (46, 52), each air passageway outlet end (46, 52) being in fluid communication with the tire cavity (40). The tire (12) further comprises a regulator device (300) having a regulator body (310) having an interior chamber (320) and a pressure membrane (550) mounted on the regulator device (300). The regulator body (310) has a first, second and third, preferably flexible duct (350, 360, 370), wherein the first, second and third ducts (350, 360, 370) each have an internal passageway (352, 362, 372), wherein the third, preferably flexible duct (370) has a first end in fluid communication with the outside air and a second end in fluid communication with the interior chamber (320) of the regulator device (300), wherein the first, preferably flexible duct (350) has a first end (354) in fluid communication with the inlet end (42) of the first air passageway (43), and a second end in fluid communication with the outlet port (330) of the regulator device (300), and wherein the second, preferably flexible duct (370) has a first end in fluid communication with the inlet end (48) of the second air passageway (44) and a second end in fluid communication with the outlet port (330) of the regulator device (300).

IPC 8 full level

B60C 23/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B60C 23/123 (2020.05 - EP US); B60C 23/135 (2020.05 - EP US); Y10T 152/10495 (2015.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2886373 A2 20150624; EP 2886373 A3 20150729; EP 2886373 B1 20200909; BR 102014030741 A2 20160308; CN 104709005 A 20150617; CN 104709005 B 20170630; JP 2015117015 A 20150625; JP 6463116 B2 20190130; US 2015165840 A1 20150618; US 9701166 B2 20170711

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 14197271 A 20141211; BR 102014030741 A 20141208; CN 201410780274 A 20141217; JP 2014253824 A 20141216; US 201414538845 A 20141112